The online Adult and Community Education master’s program adds a versatile graduate degree to your qualifications. Students of the program share how the program gave them a convenient, cost-effective education that enhanced their credentials.

Master of Arts in Adult and Community Education

100 percent online so you can align your professional advancement with your life and career

“The ACE program emphasizes collaboration and learning from other students with similar interests in advancing their skills and abilities. This has been invaluable to me. I value having to share my work with classmates for their questions and critiques and learning how they approached a topic. IUP attracts individuals from many different backgrounds and cultures; this provides an enriching environment.”

Stacey Etherson, master's candidate in Adult and Community Education

It’s rare that students in our Master of Arts in Adult and
Community Education program have time for classes during the day. Our students are nurses, police officers,
community organizers, corporate managers, engineers, technicians, and human
resource professionals. Though from many fields, they’re alike in one way: They're busy
people who want to expand their career opportunities.

That’s why we offer
this two-year program online so you can keep your job while you develop your teaching
and training skills.

You’ll be part of a cohort, and courses are
designed to promote a high degree of
interaction with your professor and fellow students. In addition, you’ll have the time
and guidance to make sure you develop your unique set of skills that will
help further your individual career goals.

The IUP Master of Arts in Adult and Community Education is the oldest program of its kind in the United States.

Acquire a balance of academic courses,
individual research, and practical field experience from this 36-semester-hour
program.

Complete the program part-time in two years by taking
two courses per semester for six semesters.

Choose whether you want to complete the thesis or
non-thesis option. Students in the non-thesis option are required to take a
comprehensive exam.

Complete a required six-semester-hour
theory-to-practice internship that enables you to transfer what you've learned in
class to a real-world setting. You'll develop a “learning contract” which is
approved by a faculty advisor and a supervisor at the internship site. You'll be able to complete the internship without its interfering
with your current employment.

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“As a working
adult, I wanted a flexible program that met my professional needs. After looking at other schools, I chose IUP
because of the convenient online environment and quality academic program
offerings.”

David Clark ’13 MA, Adult and Community Education, Truancy Intervention Program Coordinator for Beaver County Children and Youth Services, Beaver Falls, PA